Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, April 29, 2024

8th Std - Mathematics - 29 April 2024

 Do you have school going children ?

 

If yes, here is how you ( and your spouse ) can help them with their studies


Whenever they have difficulty grasping a study-subject, tell them to consult this

VIRTUAL TEACHER :

www.HemenParekh.ai


Just show them how to “ Ask “ a question to this teacher , using their Mobile –

and get immediate answer


If they do not like to “ type “ , then they can simply “ talk “ to

www.HemenParekh.ai


Virtual Teacher will “ talk back “  in my ( synthetic ) voice – as shown below !


This is far better than consulting ChatGPT – Bard – Gemini – Perplexity – Ask QX

etc., all of which can chat with your child , only in English


Her Virtual Teacher  can “ Chat “ with her in English – Hindi – Gujarati – Marathi –

Bengali – Tamil – Telugu – Kannada – Malayalam  !


For children of our far flung village schools ( approx. 13 lakh schools in 6.4 lakh

villages - most with just ONE teacher ) , there is nothing which comes any closer

to a Virtual Teacher ( in a manner very much similar to how the statue of Guru

Dronacharya teaching archery to Eklavya )




Regards,

Hemen Parekh

 

 

 

 

A Question for 8th Standard Exam for Mathematics

Question >

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters.  If you decide to fence the entire perimeter of the garden, how much fencing would you need in total (in meters)? Show the formula which you will use for your calculation

ANSWERS :

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( A ) English

The total fencing needed can be calculated using the formula: Perimeter = 2 x (Length + Width). In this case, it would be Perimeter = 2 x (12 + 5) = 34 meters. So, you would need a total of 34 meters of fencing.

Click here to hear the answer

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( B )  Hindi

आवश्यक कुल बाड़ लगाने की गणना सूत्र का उपयोग करके की जा सकती हैपरिधि = 2 x (लंबाई चौड़ाई) मान जोड़ने परहमें प्राप्त होता हैपरिधि = 2 x (12 5) = 34 मीटर। तोआपको कुल 34 मीटर बाड़ लगाने की आवश्यकता होगी।

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( C ) Gujarati

જરૂરી કુલ વાડની ગણતરી સૂત્રનો ઉપયોગ કરીને કરી શકાય છે: પરિમિતિ = 2 x (લંબાઈ પહોળાઈ). મૂલ્યોને પ્લગ કરીનેઆપણને મળે છે: પરિમિતિ = 2 x (12 5) = 34 મીટર. તેથીતમારે કુલ 34 મીટર ફેન્સીંગની જરૂર પડશે.

Click here to listen to the answer

 

( D )  Marathi

आवश्यक असलेल्या एकूण कुंपणाची गणना सूत्र वापरून केली जाऊ शकते: परिमिती = 2 x (लांबी रुंदी). या प्रकरणातते परिमिती = 2 x (12 5) = 34 मीटर असेल. तरतुम्हाला एकूण 34 मीटर कुंपण आवश्यक आहे.

 

 

( E )  Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয় মোট বেড়ার সূত্রটি ব্যবহার করে গণনা করা যেতে পারে: ঘের = 2 x (দৈর্ঘ্য প্রস্থ)। প্রদত্ত মানগুলি প্রতিস্থাপন করেআমরা পাই: পরিধি = 2 x (12 5) = 2 x (17) = 34 মিটার। সুতরাংআপনার মোট 34 মিটার বেড়ার প্রয়োজন হবে।

 

 

( F )  Telugu

అవసరమైన మొత్తం ఫెన్సింగ్‌ను ఫార్ములా ఉపయోగించి లెక్కించవచ్చు: చుట్టుకొలత = 2 x (పొడవు వెడల్పు). విలువలను పూరించడంమనకు లభిస్తుంది: చుట్టుకొలత = 2 x (12 5) = 2 x 17 = 34 మీటర్లు. కాబట్టిమీకు మొత్తం 34 మీటర్ల ఫెన్సింగ్ అవసరం.

( G )  Tamil

செவ்வக தோட்டத்திற்கு தேவையான மொத்த வேலியை சூத்திரத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தி கணக்கிடலாம்: சுற்றளவு = 2 * (நீளம் அகலம்). மதிப்புகளை செருகுவதன் மூலம்நாம் பெறுகிறோம்: சுற்றளவு = 2 * (12 5) = 2 * (17) = 34 மீட்டர். எனவேஉங்களுக்கு மொத்தம் 34 மீட்டர் வேலி தேவைப்படும்.

Click here to listen to the answer

 

( H )  Kannada

საჭირო ჯამური ფარიკაობა შეიძლება გამოითვალოს ფორმულის გამოყენებით: პერიმეტრი = 2 x (სიგრძე სიგანე). მოცემული მნიშვნელობების ჩანაცვლებით მივიღებთ: პერიმეტრი = 2 x (12 5) = 2 x (17) = 34 მეტრი. ასე რომ, სულ დაგჭირდებათ 34 მეტრი ფარიკაობა.

( I )  Malayalam

ആവശ്യമായ മൊത്തം ഫെൻസിങ് ഫോർമുല ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കണക്കാക്കാം: ചുറ്റളവ് = 2 x (നീളം വീതി). ഈ സാഹചര്യത്തിൽഅത് ചുറ്റളവ് = 2 x (12 5) = 34 മീറ്റർ ആയിരിക്കും. അതിനാൽനിങ്ങൾക്ക് ആകെ 34 മീറ്റർ ഫെൻസിങ് ആവശ്യമാണ്.

 

 

 


Saturday, April 27, 2024

VVPAT : a ball that bounced back as EV-PAT

  


 

25 April 2024 :

 

I threw the balls in the court of the Supreme Court , as :

Dear Supreme Court : If you cannot Order, at least “ Ask – Guide –Direct

I urged that Supreme Court ask Election Commission to implement my following suggestions :


VPAT ? How about EVBAT ?   …………. …………………………………28 Mar 2019

Ø      100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem ! .. ………………….02 Apr 2019

Ø  Votes Audit : Paper gives 99.9936% / Electronic gives 100 %.. ….18 Mar 2024


 26 April 2024 :

Supreme court picked up the ball and threw it in the court of Election Commission while giving its verdict

Source :

SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot

Extract :

The court suggested to the Election Commission (EC) to explore the possibility of devising an electronic machine” to count the VVPAT paper slips.

This direction may have been prompted by an affidavit submitted by the EC during the hearing of the case. The poll body had explained that it takes an hour to manually count the VVPAT slips of a single polling station.

“On an average, 1000 VVPAT slips are required to be counted per polling station… The small size and special nature of the paper makes the slips sticky. Manual counting of VVPAT slips is cumbersome at every stepThe process cannot be expedited or hurried,” it had said.

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips

 

Extract :

During the course of hearing, it was suggested that instead of physically counting VVPAT slips, they could be counted by a counting machine

The court said that this suggestion, including the suggestion that barcoding of the symbols loaded in VVPATs may be helpful in machine counting, may be examined by the ECI.

 “These are technical aspects, which will require evaluation and study, and hence we would refrain from making any comment either way,” the Bench said.

 

My  Take :

 

Ball    1


Ø  VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ? ……………………………. 28  March  2019

 

Extract :

EVBAT = Everyone Verifiable Block-chain Audit Trail

By getting everyone to vote using his / her Smart Phone , as suggested in :

VotesApp   ………………. 18  Aug 2013

       -       which would ensure a Block-chain technology based verification of ,

            #    100 % of the votes cast

            #    Automatically / Instantly

            #    Without need for any human presence

Anyone can view transactions recorded on a permissioned block-chain.

That means that once Election Commission managing the block-chain, verifies the votes, anyone — voters, candidates, or just interested third parties — could see the election results.


For details , read :

Block Chain for Voting ?  ……………….. 11  March   2018


Sure, it is too late for the general elections which are a few weeks away

 

Dear CJI , Hon Shri Gogoiji, (  supremecourt@nic.in   /  nalsa-dla@nic.in  ) :

 

It is time to test the hypocrisy of those opposition parties by telling them :

“ We , the Supreme Court are convinced with your arguments for 50 % VVPAT

  tally

  In fact, we are so convinced that we are ordering the Election Commission to

  undertake 100 % audit

  And to ensure that there is no need to carry out such audit in the presence of

  representatives of any political parties, we are ordering EC to implement :

     VotesApp  

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Ball  #  2


Ø  100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem ! .. ………………………………02 Apr 2019


Extract :


Now, it is too late for the upcoming elections within the next few days , but I urge EC to consider following suggestion for the next election ( even the very next State Election ) :

Just above the EVM , mount a CCTV camera , which is connected with the EVM and gets actuated as soon as the voter presses any button on the EVM

Using “ Close Up / Zoom In “ , the camera will capture a very sharp and focussed image of the paper slip which is below the glass panel and displays following details :

#  Candidate Serial Number

#  Candidate Name

#  Candidate’s photo

 

Using Image Processing Software , this IMAGE will get converted into TEXT, - and get added to “ Verification Database of EVM # ABC 


[ - with the latest Facial Recognition technology available commercially, this will pose no problem ]


Each IMAGE – and its corresponding TEXT will carry a “ System Time Stamp “


When voting at a booth gets over at the end of the day , this entire database is tallied with the number of votes registered


That 100 % verification , would take a few seconds  !


That “ 100 % Electronic Audit  Tally [ EAT ], will be immediately shown to the representatives of all the Political parties who are authorized by the EC to remain present inside the booth


And they will be required to sign a EAT declaration , confirming the results shown to them


No more arguments / disputes !

 

Dear Shri Sunil Aroraji,

If you have any doubt re the feasibility of my suggestion, I request you to contact the manufacturers of the EVMs / CCTVs / TCS / Infosys / Wipro / L&T Infotech etc

This email is sent to :

complaints@eci.gov.in

gopalaswamin@eci.gov.in

balakrish@eci.gov.in

jaipriye@eci.gov.in

 

Ball  #  3


Ø  Votes Audit : Paper gives 99.9936% / Electronic gives 100 %.. ….18 Mar 2024


Extract :

With just 4 weeks to go for Lok Sabha Elections, it is too late to arrive at a “Compromise Solution “ for this problem

But, for State elections to be conducted in 2025 , I request you to consider my following suggestion to replace VVPAT with EAT ( Electronic Audit Trail ) :

#  Modify VVPAT machine ( whose current approx. cost = Rs 8,000 ). It will have

   NO PAPER – just a BLUE TOOTH enabled small electronic device (much like a

   mobile phone / wifi router ) – with necessary software

 #  This device ( shall we call it EAT ? ) will NOT be connected ( hard wired ) with

    EVM ( as at present )

#  EAT will be placed on the table of the Registering Clerk , who enters details in

    Voter Register / applies ink

#  Voter will place her mobile phone on TOP of the EAT , before entering the

    voting enclosure

#  As soon as voter selects her candidate and presses the button , that DATA will

    get transmitted to EAT . Of course, since EAT does not have a SCREEN , no

    one can see the DATA ( viz : Candidate Name / No / Party symbol )

 #  In turn , this ( Voter’s choice ) DATA, will get transmitted to voter’s mobile ( as

    password protected SMS ) – And to the Central Server of the Election

    CommissionVoter can now see the DATA using password. Data will visible

    only for 10 minutes from voting time  

  #  After casting her vote , Voter will pick up her mobile from top of EAT . This

    removal will erase the DATA from the memory of EAT and it will turn

    blank – ready to receive the mobile of the next voter ( activation )

    

 Advantages :   

( A )

This solution will guarantee 100 % voter audit , without increasing the work of

Election Commission. All political parties will support it, since this is their own

demand

( B )

As each vote gets cast , the data can get dynamically updated on the web site of

the Election Commission. Without revealing voter identity or the identity of the

political party , public will get to see the TREND of voting, such as :

#  Number of Votes cast / Percentage of votes cast ( up to the minute ) / Of

    course, no revelation of who is leading / trailing – which will be left to the

    analysts of TV channels

( C )

Final result will not require ANY COUNTING ( aggregating and uploading data from

55 lakh EVM ) , since uploading is continuously taking place ,every second, from

all over the country in REAL TIME. Election results of each of 542 seats, can

become visible WITHIN MINUTES of the last vote cast ! 

 

Thank You , Hon Justices ,

Shri Sanjiv Khannaji

Shri Dipankar Dattaji



-   For suggested to the Election Commission (EC) to explore the possibility of

    devising an electronic     machine” to count the VVPAT paper slips


with regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  27 April 2024

 

 

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Dear Supreme Court : If you cannot Order, at least “ Ask – Guide –Direct

  


 

Context :

Can’t question EVMs solely on suspicion: Supreme Court   ..   HT  … 25 Apr 2024

Extract :

The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised that the Election Commission of India (ECI), a separate constitutional authority, is responsible for overseeing election management, adding it cannot issue orders that question the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and their integration with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) based solely on suspicions or private reports.

A bench of a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta added that it cannot do much if the petitioners -- who demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system -- were “already prejudiced”.

“We can’t control the elections. We are not the controlling authority of some other constitutional authority. If there are issues, there are laws to deal with them. The judgment of this court (in 2013) directed them to use VVPAT and they complied... Where is the direction of the court to match all slips? The court later said 5% (EVM-VVPAT matching in 2019) and they have followed our order. Let someone from those 5% say there have been mismatches. Can we issue a mandamus on the basis of suspicion?” the bench asked.

It pointed out that the top court had intervened on two occasions in the past. “At the first instance, this court asked them (ECI) to use VVPAT, and then the verification of EVMs with VVPAT was increased from 1 to 5 [in every assembly segment]. When we asked you (petitioners) for suggestions, we were told to go back to the ballot system...We will see what is needed to strengthen the current system,” the court said.

“If you are already determined about it, we can’t help it. We aren’t here to change your thought process... There has been no hacking detected till date. The report you are relying on says that there is no incident of hacking yet,” the bench told advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for non-profit Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

According to Bhushan, the micro-controllers in EVMs contain a flash memory, and therefore are amenable to reprogramming or malicious malware.

Bhushan’s “doubts” over the security of EVMs came through after the court heard a senior ECI official who was called upon to address specific queries regarding the micro-controllers and other security features embedded in the voting machines.

 

My  Take :

Dear Hon Judges :

In the matter of 100 % verification of VVPAT with EVM , it is quite understandable that you said > We cannot order the Election Commission

But surely, you can “ Ask – Guide – Direct “ the Commission , as you have done many times in the past

Especially , if your “ Guidance “ :

Ø  Will satisfy the demand for 100 % verification

And simultaneously ,

Ø  Eliminate “ Human Intervention “ ( no manual verification what-so-ever ) , altogether !

Dear Hon Judges,

I urge you to “ Ask “ Election Commission :

“ Tell us why you cannot implement the following TECHNOLOGY based solutions ? “ :

 

VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?   …………. …………..28 Mar 2019

 

100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem ! .. 02 Apr 2019

 

      Votes Audit : Paper gives 99.9936% / Electronic gives 100 %.. 18 Mar 2024

 

And also ask Shri Prashant Bhushan :

“ If you have any problems with the implementation of these solutions , within a week tell us what “

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  25 Apr 2024

 

Related Readings :

 

Saluting Supreme Solution from SC  .. …………………….16  Apr 2024

 

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Dear Narendrabhai , are you next in line ?

  


 

 

Over the past 14 months , I have repeatedly urged you to launch your own Virtual

Avatar (  www.NaMo.ai  )


Of course, a far superior holographic version than my  own Avatar … 

  www.HemenParekh.ai

 

I write once again to expedite the launch of your DIGITAL AVATAR ( Deep Real )

before some miscreant launches your DEEP FAKE to fool / misguide 97 crore

voters .

 

Imagine your good ( looking ) self , endorsing manifesto of another

political party !

 

Following news-report is a sign of “ Clear and Present “ danger :

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

Extract :

In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India's A-lister Bollywood actors

are seen criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking people to vote for the

opposition Congress party in the country's ongoing general election


In a 30-second video that shows Aamir Khan and another 41-second clip of

Ranveer Singh, the two Bollywood actors purportedly say Modi failed to keep

campaign promises and failed to address critical economic issues during his two

terms as prime minister.


 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  23 April 2024

 

Related Readings


 

 Dear PM - Here is your BRAHMASHTRA for 2024 ……………. …28 Feb 2023

AI Chatbot : Brahamashtra for 2024 Elections ? ………………  23 Mar 2023

Dear PM : Introspection won’t help / Technospection will .  13 May 2023

Anuragji , how about this NEW TECH ?  …………………………….  17 May 2023

Feedback is Good : Dialogue is Best ………………………………….  13 Jan 2024

If you can’t lick them , join them ………………………………………..   24 Feb 2024

AI Chat bots: If you don’t speak up, They will substitute you…28 Feb 2024

Modi Saheb , Aap Kaise ho ?  …………………………………………………. 06 Mar 2024

 Shri Modiji would be comprehensive ………………………………………. 09 Mar 2024

 

 Dear PM : your DEEP FAKE is here before your DEEP REAL  18 April 2024


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Added on 25 April 2024 :


Robust AI framework ready to deal with misuse

Extract :



Late last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a conversation with Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates, also expressed concerns about deepfakes in a democratic country like ours.


"Someone can even misuse my voice to deceive people and such a

 deepfake can trigger widespread uproar. We need to think about

 creating robust dos and don'ts on deepfakes," the Prime Minister told

 the billionaire philanthropist.